Friday, November 16, 2012 11:29:20 AMThe only douchebags are the ones who pick up an acoustic in college, learn 3 or 4 basic chords and pretend that they're all deep and sh*t like that.

Real musicians don't play just to get laid, you play because you love doing it. I've been playing for over 23 years (since I was 10) and been in several bands (currently in one & working on a side project with a few other people), recorded albums/EP's, play shows up & down the east coast & New England. Like @VirtualParty and @patchouly said, you stick with it because you love it. It's also a very good way to relieve stress. So yeah, there are plenty of douche's out there but they're easy to spot.

Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:46:08 PMwoman don't love guitar players because they are guitar players. They love us because we are passionate about our amazing instrument. This post has made me decide to quit taking my long procrastinating break and go put in several more hours on my instrument. Power to the musicians! Keep expressing what you never could with words

Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:29:04 AM@VirtualParty: Well put. For those of us who are musicians, it truly is part of our identity. Before I could play an instrument, I felt like I had music trapped inside of me. I was always tapping on things. I'd pick up an instrument and feel the music course through me, only to get stuck when it hit my finger tips. It wasn't until I started to learn to play that I was able to let it flow out and into the instrument, where it belonged.

Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:26:11 AMI'm a professional musician (as you can tell by the Strat in my avatar). After spending 7 years on the road, I taught for a few years in a local music school. My advice is: Everyone can play an instrument, some folks pick it up and learn right away, and others take time. The only reason you can't play is because you don't want to.

Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:05:06 AMHaters gon' hate. I'm a computer scientist but I've been playing music on a variety of instruments since I was 7. Just because you were too lazy and gave up right away doesn't mean I should pity you. I don't go out in public to perform that often. I revel in the art and let it take my mind to different places in the comfort of my own home like most. Sax, bass, flute, and guitar. They speak to my soul and I speak through them. I don't learn other's songs, and I don't do it for attention. I do it because it's part of who I am and I will never be ashamed for that.